Temporary Faculty

While the contract uses the term "temporary faculty," APSCUF endeavors to use "adjunct faculty" where possible. This term was chosen in response to a 2013 survey of temporary faculty in which respondents identified "adjunct" as their preferred title. We know every term has its own set of positive and negative associations. Our intent was to honor the majority preference.

Questions and concerns about contract negotiations? Click here or on the image at left to read an important message from Amy Lynch-Biniek, chair of the statewide APSCUF adjunct committee.

Click here to sign our petition thanking the State System for the fair treatment of adjuncts.

See our checklist for questions that every adjunct faculty (contractually referred to as temporary faculty) member should ask.

Articles 11.G and 11.H of the collective bargaining agreement discuss the conversion of adjunct faculty positions to tenure-track status. This document outlines the guidelines for the implementation of that process.

APSCUF believes that all faculty members at the 14 state-owned universities deliver quality education to their students and deserve fair and equitable treatment. Non-tenure-track faculty members in the State System are guaranteed certain benefits as defined by the collective bargaining agreement, such as the right to the grievance procedure, sick days, personal days, and health and welfare benefits. We encourage non-tenure-track faculty to get involved in APSCUF. To learn more about the organization, talk to your local chapter president.

Click here to read the September 2013 resolution on temporary faculty and the Affordable Care Act.

KNOW YOUR CONTRACT

The information below specifies sections of the contract that include language directly relating to adjunct faculty members. To view the contracts, visit our Contract page. From there, you can download the contract or search/browse it through Google Docs.

RESOURCES FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY

The New Faculty Majority: NFM is dedicated to improving the quality of higher education by advancing professional equity and securing academic freedom for all adjunct and contingent faculty. See more at: http://www.newfacultymajority.info/equity/

The Association for Union Democracy (AUD): AUD is a pro-labor, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the principles and practices of democratic trade unionism in North American labor movement. See more at http://archive.uniondemocracy.org/index.htm

Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL): COCAL is a coaltion of higher education activists united in working to improve working conditions at colleges and universities for contingent faculty, including adjunct, part-time, and non-tenure track instructors, and graduate teaching assistants. See more at http://cocalinternational.org